more discounter news & analysis – Page 41
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Wilko appoints Haulfryn’s Dave Murphy to new position of finance director
He previously served for six years at Pizza Express
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Aldi rolling out soft plastic collection points to nearly all stores
Aldi said it expected to collect up to 1,000 tonnes of plastic a year once the bins were installed in over 800 stores
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Lidl set to topple Aldi as highest-paying UK supermarket with new minimum hourly rate
Lidl has become the latest supermarket to give workers a second rise this year
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M&S becomes latest retailer to announce second hourly pay rise of the year
M&S’s new rate still falls short of Aldi’s, the highest paying supermarket based on basic hourly minimums
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Lidl to bring DRS trial to England with launch at Bristol stores
The discounter’s DRS trial, which is currently in six stores in Scotland, is on its way to two in Bristol
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Aldi winning share from supermarket online operations
Online made up 11.6% of the market in the 12 weeks to 4 September – its lowest share since June 2020 – while accounting for 19.4% of the spend that switched from Tesco to Aldi over the period
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Sales of marmalade and Dubonnet rise in Queen’s funeral week
It comes after Royal Parks issued a statement discouraging mourners from leaving out marmalade sandwiches in tribute to Her Majesty
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Comment and Opinion
As Aldi takes its place in a new big four, where is it going wrong for Morrisons?
It’s true Aldi has benefited from new store openings. But that’s a product of a winning formula
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Aldi taking sales from Lidl as inflation piles pressure on retailers and shoppers
Some £8.1m of spend switched from Lidl to Aldi in the 12 weeks to 4 September
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One Below becomes One Beyond as pricing strategy switches from ‘£1 or less’ to ‘from £1’
The discount chain was launched in early 2019 by Chris Edwards and his son of the same name, the duo who were behind Poundworld in its heyday
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Analysis and Features
Supermarket opening times on the day of the Queen’s funeral
19 September 2022 has been declared a public holiday in the UK meaning many shops are likely to amend their opening hours
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Raft of major supermarkets confirm stores will close for the Queen’s funeral
Other supermarkets are still working out their plans for the day, according to sources
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Food industry unites to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The reaction began almost immediately after yesterday’s announcement that the nation’s longest-reigning monarch had died at Balmoral Castle aged 96
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Iceland partners with Del Monte to promote NHS Healthy Start on frozen fruit
Packs sold in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will carry a message saying: ‘Could you get this for free?’
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Frozen food chain Oops closes eight of nine stores as costs soar
The business is now focusing on its frozen food wholesale operation
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Comment and Opinion
The discounters are set to clean up this Christmas – and Amazon will be watching
This Christmas will see a giant leap in Aldi and Lidl’s shares, leaving the traditional big four vulnerable, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Poundland doubling number of lines selling at £1 in price ‘reset’
The variety discounter aimed squarely at the mults in its announcement of the move
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Poundland launches Cookit fresh meat & fish range
The Cookit branded range is intended to give customers ‘an alternative to supermarkets’, with prices starting from £1
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The Original Factory Shop sees profit growth as concessions open in Co-op
The performance in the 12 months to 27 March 2022 was also up on a two-year basis
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City Snapshot: Iceland halts store openings as energy bills soar
Frozen food chain Iceland has put expansion plans on hold and warned of potential store closures as the cost of energy spirals.